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The Betrayers, by David Bezmozgis
Tell, by Francis Itani
Us Conductors, by Sean MichaelsAlso shortlisted
The Girl Who Was Saturday Night, by Heather O'Neill
All My Puny Sorrows, by Miriam Toews
The Ever After of Ashwin Rao, by Padma ViswanathanLonglist reviewed here
Moving Forward Sideways Like A Crab, by Shani Mootoo
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Waiting for Me, by Arjun Basu
American Innovations, by Rivka Galchen
Watch How We Walk, by Jennifer LoveGrove
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My October, by Clare Holden RothmanReviewed elsewhere
Us Conductors at Reading Matters
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North, by Richard Flanagan
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, by Joshua FerrisAlso shortlisted
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Karen Joy Fowler
J, Howard Jacobson
The Lives of Others, Neel Mukherjee
How to be Both, Ali SmithLonglist reviewed here
The Bone Clocks, by David Mitchell
Orfeo, by Richard Powers
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The Blazing World, by Siri HustvedtAlso Longlisted
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Us, David Nicholls
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KfC’s 2013 Project
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January: Fifth Business
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and Kimbofo'sShortlist reviewed here
The Crooked Maid, by Dan Vyleta
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Caught, by Lisa Moore
Cataract City, by Craig Davidson
Going Home Again, by Dennis BockLonglist reviews
Minister Without Portfolio, by Michael Winter
The Woman Upstairs, by Claire Messud
Emancipation Day, by Wayne Grady
The Son of a Certain Woman, by Wayne JohnstonReviewed elsewhere
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Caught, by Lisa Moore, at Reading Matters
Hellgoing, by Lynn Coady, at the Mookse and the Gripes
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Going Home Again, by Dennis Bock at The Mookse and the Gripes
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Extraordinary, by David Gilmour
October 1970, by Louis Hamelin2013 Man Booker Prize
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Harvest, by Jim Crace
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We Need New Names, by NoViolet BulawayoShortlist reviews to come
The Lowland, Jhumpa Lahiri
A Tale For The Time Being, Ruth OzekiLonglist reviews
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Five Star Billionaire, Tash Aw
The Spinning Heart, by Donal RyanAlso longlisted
Almost English, Charlotte Mendelson
The Marrying of Chani Kaufman, Eve Harris
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The Kills, Richard House2012 Giller Prize
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419, by Will Ferguson
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Ru by Kim Thúy
Inside by Alix OhlinLonglist reviewed here
My Life Among The Apes, by Cary Fagan
Our Daily Bread, by Lauren B. Davis
The Emperor of Paris, by CS Richardson
The Sweet Girl, by Annabel Lyon
Y, by Marjorie Celona
Dr. Brinkley's Tower by Robert Hough>Reviewed on other sites
The Imposter Bride, by Nancy Richler, reviewed by Kimbofo. And by Trevor here
Whirl Away, by Russell Wangersky, reviewed by Kimbofo. And by Trevor here
419, by Will Ferguson, reviewed by Kimbofo. And by Trevor here
Ru, by Kim Thuy, reviewed by Kimbofo. And by Trevor here
Inside, by Alix Ohlin -- reviewed by Trevor. And by Kimbofo here.
Everybody Has Everything, by Katrina Onstad -- reviewed by Kimbofo
Our Daily Bread by Lauren Davis -- reviewed by Kimbofo
The Emperor of Paris by CS Richardson -- reviewed by KimbofoAlso longlisted
One Good Hustle, by Billie Livingston
2012 Man Booker Prize
Winner
Bring Up The Bodies, by Hilary Mantel
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Swimming Home, by Deborah Levy
The Garden of Evening Mists, by Tan Twan Eng
The Lighthouse, by Alison Moore
Umbrella, by Will Self
Narcopolis, by Jeet ThayilAlso reviewed here
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, by Rachel Joyce
The Yips, by Nicola Barker
Communion Town, by Sam ThompsonOther longlisted titles
The Teleportation Accident, by Ned Beauman
Philida, by Andre Brink2011 Giller Prize
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Better Living Through Plastic Explosives, by Zsuzsi Gartner. Trevor's review here.
The Antagonist, by Lynn Coady. Kimbofo's review here Trevor's review here
The Cat's Table, by Michael Ondaatje (See also Kimbofo's review here and Trevor's here)
The Free World, by David Bezmozgis( See Trevor's review here) (And Kimbofo's here)
The Sisters Brothers, by Patrick deWitt (also see Trevor's review here and Kimbofo's here)
Half Blood Blues, by Esi Edugyan Trevor's review here And Kimbofo's here
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The Little Shadows, by Marina Endicott
The Return, by Dany Laferrière
Monoceros, by Suzette Mayr, guest review from Alison Gzowski
A Good Man, by Guy Vanderhaeghe
The Beggar's Garden, by Michael Christie. Trevor's review here.
The Meagre Tarmac, by Clark Blaise. Trevor's review here.Guest review from Dorryce Smelts
A World Elsewhere, by Wayne Johnston
Solitaria, by Genni Gunn. Trevor's review here. Kimbofo's review here.
Touch, by Alexi Zentner (Kimbofo's review is here)
Extensions, by Myrna Dey
Into The Heart Of The Country, by Pauline Holdstock
2011 Man Booker Prize
2011 Booker Prize winner
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Reviewed here
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Jamrach's Menagerie, by Carol Birch
Snowdrops, by A.D. Miller
Half Blood Blues, by Esi Edugyan
The Sisters Brothers, by Patrick deWitt
The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes
Pigeon English, by Stephen Kelman
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On Canaan's Side, by Sebastian Barry
The Testament of Jessie Lamb, by Jane Rogers.
A Cupboard Full of Coats, by Yvvette Edwards
Derby Day, by D.J. Taylor
Far to Go, by Alison Pick
The Stranger's Child, by Alan Hollinghurst
The Last Hundred Days, by Patrick McGuinness (abandoned)
2010 Giller Prize
2010 Shadow Giller Prize winner
2010 Giller Prize shortlist
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2010 Shadow Giller Jury plansReviewed here
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Annabel, by Kathleen Winter
The Matter with Morris, by David Bergen
Light Lifting, by Alexander MacLeod
This Cake Is for the Party, by Sarah Selecky
The Sentimentalists, by Johanna SkibsrudLonglisted
The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman
Cities of Refuge, by Michael Helm
Sanctuary Line, by Jane Urquhart
Cool Water, by Dianne Warren
Curiosity, by Joan Thomas
Lemon, by Cordelia Strube
Player One, by Douglas CouplandReviewed at the Mookse and the Gripes
The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman
Lemon, by Cordelia Strube
Player One, by Douglas Coupland
The Debba, by Avner Mandelman
Light Lifting, by Alexander MacLeod
The Matter with Morris, by David Bergen
This Cake is for the Party, by Sarah Selecky
Annabel, by Kathleen Winter2010 Man Booker Prize
Overview
KfC's shortlist
Thoughts on official shortlist
2010 Booker Prize winnerShortlist reviews
The Long Song, by Andrea Levy
Parrot and Olivier in America, by Peter Carey
In A Strange Room, by Damon Galgut
The Finkler Question, by Howard Jacobson
Room, by Emma Donoghue
C, by Tom McCarthy
Other longlist reviewsThe Stars in the Bright Sky, by Alan Warner
The Betrayal, by Helen Dunmore
Skippy Dies, by Paul Murray
February, by Lisa Moore
The Slap, by Christos Tsiolkas
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet, by David Mitchell
Trespass, by Rose Tremain2009 Giller Prize
Shadow Giller Jury announced
The longlist and Shadow Giller plans for it
Giller shortlist, Booker winner
2009 Giller Prize winner
Reviews of previous winners
1994 -- The Book of Secrets
1995 -- A Fine Balance
1996 -- Alias Grace
1997 -- Barney's Version
2008 -- Through Black Spruce
2009 shortlist reviews
The Winter Vault, Anne Michaels
The Disappeared, Kim Echlin
Fall, Colin McAdam
The Bishop's Man, Linden MacIntyre
The Golden Mean, Annabel Lyon
Missed the cut
Valmiki's Daughter, Shani Mootoo
The Year of the Flood, Margaret Atwood
The Factory Voice, Jeanette Lynes
The Incident Report, Martha Baillie
The Heart Specialist, Claire Holden Rothman
The Mistress of Nothing, Kate Pullinger
2009 Man Booker shortlist
The shortlist reviewed here
The Children's Book, A.S. Byatt
The Glass Room, Simon Mawer
The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters
The Quickening Maze, Adam Foulds
Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel
Summertime, J. M. Coetzee
Missed the cut but also reviewed here:
Heliopolis, James Scudamore
Brooklyn, Colm Toibin
Not Untrue & Not Unkind, Ed O'Loughlin
The Wilderness, Samantha Harvey
How to Paint a Dead Man, Sarah Hall
Me Cheeta, James Lever
Love and Summer, William Trevor
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